Rubber heel



D. SIMONE.

R UBBER HEEL.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT- 30, 1919.

1,388,773; PatentedAug. 23, 1921.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

RUBBER HEEL.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 23, 1921.

Application filed September 30, -1919. Serial No. 327,516.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, DOMENICO SIMONE, a citizen of the United States,residing at Washington, in the District of Columbia, have invented newanduseful Improvements in Rubber Heels, of which the following is aspecification.

This invention relates to improvements in elastic heels and has for anobject the provision of a rubber heel which may be applied to a shoewithout the use of cement.

Another object of the invention is the provision-of a rubber heel havinga relatively wide flat marginal flange surrounding its upper surface, soas to provide a firm contact with-the shoe, gripping the latter securelyaround the edges of the heel and providingsuction means for initiallygripping the shoe to permit of its being secured without the use ofcement for holding it in position preliminary to nailing.

A further object is the provision of a heel of this character which isslightly curved throughout its length, so as to increase the degree towhich the heel may be flexed to provide proper suction.

Other objects and advantages of the in- I vention will appear as thefollowing description is read in connection with the accompanyingdrawings.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a plan view of a ingzthe present invention.

ig. 2 is a sectional view on the llne 2--2 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a similar view on the line 3-3 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 4 is a fragmentary elevation showing the heel in position for use.

Referring to the drawings in detail, where-. in like characters ofreference denote corheel embodyresponding parts, the improved; heelcomin position upon a shoe. The upper surface of the heel, that is thesurface which contacts with the shoe, is provided with a marginal flange12, which extends along each side and at the back of the heel. Thisflange 12 is formed with a relatively wide upper surface and a rightangular inner.wall 13 and provides a concavity 14 in the upper surfaceof the body portion of the heel. The flange 12 at each end is beveledtoward the inner end .of the heel, as indicated at 15, the bevelextending inwardly and downwardly-toward thecenter of ,the heel. Afterits application, the under or tread surface of the heel is formed with aconcavity, due to the flexing of the heel during its application, thesurrounding edges of the concaved tread surface being comparativelybroad, so that no sharp edges result, which would tend to crumble andquickly wear away, causing a run over or uneven tread.

The invention is susceptible of various changes in its form, proportionsand minor details of construction and the right is herein reserved tomake such changes as properly fall within the scope of the appendedclaim. I 7 Having described the invention, what is claimed is:

An elastic heel comprising a solid body having a central portion adaptedto engage a shoe and provided with a plurality of nail receiving socketsadjacent to the rear and sides of the lower surface of said body, and arelativel wide substantially U-shaped marginal ange surrounding the rearand In testimony whereof I aflix m si nature.

DOMENICO I NE.

